I think Declan Kidney would have a decent case if he argued to the IRFU and the rugby-supporting nation of Ireland that his team were foiled in Rome mostly because 'Ireland's Call', never the most inspirational song, was transformed into a funereal dirge by the Roman version of the Artane Boys band. Compared to the rousing version of Inno di Mameli, the lads were clearly undermined by that rendition.
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